Shover galim (שובר גלים) means breakwater in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שׁוֹבֵר גַּלִּים
shover galim
noun · feminine
In English
breakwater
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shover galim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותחומת סלעים להגנה על מעגן או נמל מפני גלי הים.
The word Shover galim is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שׁוֹבֵר גַּלִּים
- Written without vowel points
- שובר גלים
- Said
- shover galim
- Plural
- שׁוֹבְרֵי גַּלִּים
- Inflections
- ר' שׁוֹבְרֵי גַּלִּים
- Gematria
- 591
This is how Shover galim is said in other languages.
- English
- breakwater
- French
- brise-lame
- German
- Wellenbrecher
These words mean nearly the same as Shover galim.
These words come before and after Shover galim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shover galim.
What does Shover galim (שובר גלים) mean in Hebrew?
Shover galim (שובר גלים) means breakwater. It is said shover galim, with the stress on ver.
What is a synonym for Shover galim (שובר גלים)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shover galim (שובר גלים) are חומת מים and משבר גלים.
Is Shover galim (שובר גלים) masculine or feminine?
The word Shover galim (שובר גלים) is a feminine noun, and its plural is שׁוֹבְרֵי גַּלִּים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שובר גלים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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